Folded napkin



H. JOSEPH FOLDED NAPKIN Sept. 3, 1929.

Filed June 7, 1928 GuiM/waag.

Patented Sept. 3, 1929.

r OFFICIF..A

HENRY JOSEPH, F RHINELANDER, WISCONSIN.

FOLDED Application iled .Tune 7,

This invention relates to folded paper napkins, such as are provided in lunch rooms and restaurants, and the object of the invention is to provi/de a folded napkin which will occupy very "small space, may be easily grasped to be withdrawn from a stack of nankins and by a simple shaking motion unfolded for use. The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing and will be herein- 1o after fully set forth.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan View of the napkin or,

sheet in its original unfolded condition;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the napkin partly folded;l

F ig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a folded napkin.

The sheet l is preferably square and it may be scored or marked with the lines a, c and d if deemed expedient in order to guide the folding operation. In folding the na kin or sheet, the blank sheet is folded on the medial linea so as to produce the two leaves 2 and 3 connected by the medial fold 4, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3. This initial fold of the sheet will superpose upon the lower leaf 2, 'the leaf 3 carrying the line b which is parallel a and near the free edge. The upper leaf 3 is then folded back upon itself upon the line b, producing the fold 5 and forming a box pleat 6 having a free edge extending along the up- -per leaf 3 of the folded napkin from end to end thereof, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The' leaves 2 and 3 .and the pleat (i are then folded transversely upon the medial line -c and then again folded upon the lines (Z which are located midway between the lines @and the ends of the sheet. The folded napkin will then appear as seen in Fig. 4, the pleat 6 having a portion exposed at the top and bottom of the napkin and having an intermediate end portion disposed between adjacent foldsof perspective of the completely with the edge of the leaf and the medial line NAPKIN.

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the napkin, as seen at 7 in Fig. 4. It-will also be noted that the folds 8 and 9 ,which are formed along the lines c, d, respectively, are disposed in parallelism at the opposite longer edges of the folded napkin. The folded napkins are then stacked one upon another andthe pleat 6 will present a convenient means for veasily lifting the top napkin from the stack and the napkin may be completely unfolded by merely shaking the same slightly while retainingthe hold upon the pleat. `The folds, according to my invention, are all on straight lines and at right angles to each other so that they may be very easilyand uickly produced and the complete folding o the napkin accomplished very rapidly by a folds. It should also be noted that when the napkin is folded as shown in Fig. 4 the pleat 6 extends transversely across the folded napkin closer to one end than the other and a pocket is formed between the leaves 2 and 3 into which a reeting card or a knife, spoon -and forkmay e placed With their ends projecting somewhat.y fore, form a holder for a card or table silver and can be placed flat upon ay table when setting the table. A

Having thus described the. invention, I claim:

A device of the character described comprising a rectangular sheet of material, said sheet being folded transversely along a single fold line to form single ply upper and lower leaves united along the fold line and having their opposite edges free, the upper leaf being folded back upon itself to form a single ply flap terminating in spaced relation to the united edges of the leaves,lsaid leaves being folded transversely tothe united fold to dispose their side edges together with the flap on the outside of the leaves and again folded on a line parallel to the last-mentioned fold.-

In testimony whereof I affix my signature; v

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